{"product_id":"the-crusades-jonathan-riley-smith-9780300101287","title":"The Crusades: A History","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Pulls off the enviable feat of summing up seven centuries of religious warfare in a crisp 309 pages of text.\"--Dennis Drabelle, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this authoritative work, Jonathan Riley-Smith provides the definitive account of the Crusades: an account of the theology of violence behind the Crusades, the major Crusades, the experience of crusading, and the crusaders themselves. With a wealth of fascinating detail, Riley-Smith brings to life these stirring expeditions to the Holy Land and the politics and personalities behind them. This new edition includes revisions throughout as well as a new Preface and Afterword in which Jonathan Riley-Smith surveys recent developments in the field and examines responses to the Crusades in different periods, from the Romantics to the Islamic world today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom reviews of the first edition: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Everything is here: the crusades to the Holy Land, and against the Albigensians, the Moors, the pagans in Eastern Europe, the Turks, and the enemies of the popes. Riley-Smith writes a beautiful, lucid prose, . . .  and his book] is packed with facts and action.\"--\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A concise, clearly written synthesis . . . by one of the leading historians of the crusading movement. \"--Robert S. Gottfried, \u003ci\u003eHistorian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lively and flowing narrative  with] an enormous cast of characters that is not a mere catalog but a history. . . . A remarkable achievement.\"--Thomas E. Morrissey, \u003ci\u003eChurch History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Superb.\"--Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, \u003ci\u003eSpeculum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A first-rate one-volume survey of the Crusading movement from 1074 . . . to 1798.\"--\u003ci\u003eSouthwest Catholic \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Riley-Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300101287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300101287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.76h x 5.03w x 1.04d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2006 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended","brand":"Jonathan Riley-Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992917082367,"sku":"9780300101287","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c9afdd5c-d8c2-4915-94f3-5b52f96c2da0.jpg?v=1683321522","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-crusades-jonathan-riley-smith-9780300101287","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}